Mustaq, a dedicated PhD nurse in Iraq, exemplifies the unwavering commitment among health professionals in the country to provide quality care and advance health services. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Iraq13 May 2024, Baghdad, Iraq – On 12 May every year, we celebrate the remarkable contributions of nurses in Iraq and worldwide. Among them is Mushtaq...

HeRAMS capacity-building workshop in Iraq to empower the health workforce and speed up progress in health service delivery and emergency response. Photo: WHO/WHO Iraq7 April 2024, Baghdad, Iraq – The Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) initiative has digitized health care management in Iraq and made vital...

WHO and partners join WHO RO Mission to the Iraqi National TB institute in Baghdad. WHO Iarq24 March 2024, Baghdad, Iraq – Today, Iraq celebrates its remarkable success in tuberculosis (TB) control, which reflects the transformative impact of international collaboration and innovation. Iraq has made significant steps in the fight against TB...

Participants collaborate and innovateat the HeRAMS Phase II launch workshop, where WHO, Ministry of Health andpartners came together to strengthen Iraq’s health system by digitizing healthinformation. Photo credit: WHO Iraq7 March 2024, Baghdad, Iraq – WHO, in partnership with Iraq’s federal and Kurdistan regional health ministries, today...

A group photo of the participants during the training. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Country Office in Iraq 6 March 2024 – Rapid identification of health threats is vital for an effective response, especially in regions facing challenges like COVID-19, conflicts, floods and outbreaks. Given this urgency, the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern...

Health workers learn essential life-saving skills during the Basic Emergency Care course delivered at a WHO-supported training workshop. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Iraq 22 January 2024, Baghdad, Iraq – WHO Iraq ended 2023 having boosted the crucial life-saving skills of medical and health staff in emergency units through the rollout of the Basic...

Collaborative efforts between WHO and health authorities in Iraq empower healthcare professionals engaged in medical oxygen production to ensure a responsive healthcare system for all. Photo: WHO Iraq21 December 2023, Erbil, Iraq – “Oxygen is a life-saving essential medicine with no substitute,” said Dr Wael Hatahit, WHO Health Emergencies Team...

WHO and Iraqi health authorities concluded a collaborative EPI bottleneck analysis workshop to enhance immunization in Iraq. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Iraq 19 December 2023, Erbil, Iraq – Iraq has seen routine immunization coverage fluctuate in 2023, and there has also been a very low uptake of COVID-19 vaccination. To assess the immunization...

26 November 2023, Baghdad, Iraq – WHO in Iraq, in close collaboration with Iraq’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Environment (MOE), has concluded a successful 4-day training programme on the environmental surveillance network for poliovirus monitoring and detection. This initiative plays a crucial role in the ongoing commitment to...

Part of WHO/UNHCR joint training activities to raise awareness of 40 refugee volunteers on identifying and controlling infectious diseases, Erbil-Iraq on Oct 2023. WHO Iraq photo 8 October 2023, Erbil, Iraq – In an effort to combat the spread of communicable diseases across Iraq, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Refugee...